Definition of Pentanol

1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of several isomers of the alcohol C5H11OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pentanol

1. an alcohol [n -S] - See also: alcohol

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentanol

pentamirror
pentamolybdate
pentandria
pentandrous
pentane
pentanediol
pentanedithiol
pentanes
pentangle
pentangles
pentangular
pentanitride
pentanitrides
pentanoic
pentanoic acid
pentanol (current term)
pentanols
pentanones
pentanuclear
pentaoxide
pentaoxides
pentaoxolane
pentapeptide
pentapeptides
pentapetalous
pentaphene
pentaphenes
pentaphenyl
pentaphosphaferrocene
pentaphosphate

Literary usage of Pentanol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"In each experiment, 50 grams of 2,2,3-trimethyl-3-pentanol were mixed with 8 grams of red phosphorus and treated with 60 grams of iodine in small portions ..."

2. The Chemical Synthesis of Vital Products and the Interrelations Between by Raphael Meldola (1904)
"... Alcohol ; 2-pentanol. CH3 . CH, . CH2 . CH(OII) . ... ester can be reduced by sodium amalgam to a-ethyl-/3-hydroxybutyric (2-pentanol- ..."

3. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazardsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"152 1-pentanol acetate. 16 2-pentanol acetate 16 3-Pentanone. 106 Penthrane. 1g6 Pentyl ester of acetic acid. 16 Pentyl mercaptan: 244 ..."

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